Lightning-rod.



G. J. MOORE.

LIGHTNING ROD. APPLIoAT-ION FILED JULY 16,1909.

950,454. Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

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Al t) entran srarns rafrnnr ersten.

GEORGE J. MOORE, OF MARYVILLE, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO MOORE BROTHERS LIGHT- NING ROD COMPANY, OF MARYVILLE, MISSOURI.

LIGHTNIN (ir-ROD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, i910.

Application tiled July 16, 1909. Serial No. 507,987.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnocca J. Moons, a citizen of the United States, residing at liiaryville, in the county of Nodaway and State ot Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lightningdods, of which the following is a specification.

The chief intent or" the present invention is the provision of a cable designer. 1.nost especially for use as a conductor for lightning to safely convey the fluid to the ground without endangering that to which the conductor is applied.

The invention relates to lightning conductors of the variety comprising a plurality of elements which are connected to form in eiiect a cable or like structure comprising a series oit strands closely related and held in fixed position by being intertwisted or wound spirally about one another.

The conductor comprises a plurality of elements or cables which are bound together in a peculiar manner, each cable consisting of two strands, one strand being straight and the other strand wound spirally about the straight strand. rl`his construction prevents compressing the strands to such an extent as to disturb the molecular structure thereby providing a structure possessing high conductivity, the cables or elements being wound spirally, those upon the outer layer extending in a spiral direction the reverse ot' the next adjacent layer with the re.- sult that a maximum space is provided between the layers and the individual cables or elements so that the structure as a whole is highly etlicient for the purposes designed.

In addition to the advantages herein indicated others will appear to those skilled in the art as the nature and details of the invention are understood and for this purpose reference is to be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached in which,

Figure l is a side view of a portion ot a lightning conductor embodying the invention, the several layers being broken away to show more clearly the arrangement of the cables or elements. Fig. 2 is a section of the core cable or element on the line 2-2 Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a section ot the core and surrounding layers or elements on the line 313 Fig. l. Fig. Il is a transverse section of the complete conductor on the line. L -4@ Fig. l.l

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in both views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The conductor resembles in general structure a cable and is formed of a series of small cables or like elements or strands, each cable or element being formed exactly alike and consisting of a straight Wire l and a spiral wire 2 encircling the straight wire. The element or wire 2 is wrapped about the straight wire l in a long spiral thereby preventing compressing and diS- turbing the molecular structure of the wires such as results from the uniform intertwisting of two or more wires or strands in the formation ot' a cable or cable element. li/.oreover this construction results in the provision of ample spaces between a number ot such small cables or strands when a number are bound together in the formation of a large cable.

In constructing a cable or conductor in accordance with this invention a number of small cables or strands are brought together. @ne ot the strands or cables constitute a core as indicated at A about which a series ot cables or strands are wound. The straight wire l of the core A occupies a central position. The wire 2 is wound about the straight wire 1 spirally in one direction throughout the length of the cable. A series of cables B are grouped about the core A and constitute the lirst layer. These cables or strands B are wound spirally about the core A in an opposite direction to the spiral winding of the wire 2 of said core as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1 with the result that spaces are provided between the several cables or strands B and between said cables B and the core A. Other cables or strands C are arranged about the cable formed as a result of wrapping the cables B about the core or cable A and these cables or strands C constitute a second layer and are wound spirally about the cables B in an opposite direction to the spiral windings ot said cables B. This is clearly indicated in Fig. l. Usually two layers are sufficient to provide a lightning conductor producing satisfactory results but it is to be understood that a cable or lightning conductor constructed in accordance with this invention may embody any number of layers it being necessary only within the spirit of the invention that each cable or strand comprises a straight wire and an encircling spirally 119 Wound Wire and that the cables or strands of I the several layers or strands be Wound spil rally in a direction opposite to the adjacent l strands. It is further noted that each layer i may consist of any number of strands or l cables according to the relative size of the wires l and 2 employed in the formation of the small cables or strands. As shown in f the drawings the second layer comprise'sl four cables or strands and the outermost or l second layer is formed of ten small cables l or strands C thereby making fifteen small y cables in the complete conductor ot thirty l wires or like elements in the completed l structure. i F rom the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying` drawing, the advantages of the construction and ot the method of operation Will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which 'the inrention appertains, and While l have described the principle of operation ol the,\ invention, together with the device which now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, l desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and i that such changes may be made when desired as are Within the scope of the claims appended hereto. Having thus described the invention, what l is claimed as new is l. A conductor formed of a plurality of l small cables, each cable consisting of a straight Wire and a second Wire Wrappedl spirally about the straight Wire, one of such cables constituting a core with the straight Wire occupying a central position and a series oit small cables Wrapped about the core in a spiral direction opposite to the spiral Winding of the Wire about the straight Wire oi said core.

2. A conducting cable for the purposes ,specilied comprising a plurality ot' small.

cables grouped in layers, each cable consisting of a straight Wire and a second wire wound spirallyitherearound, and the cables of one layer being Wound spil-ally in an opposite direction to the spiral Winding ot f the cables oi the adjacent layer.

3. A conductor comprising a core and a series ot cables grouped about the core in layers, thecore and each cable consisting ot.' a straight wire and a second Wire Wound spirally thcrearonml, the cables comprising the first layer being Wrapped spirally about. the core in an opposite direction to the spiral winding of the second Wire oit said core about the straight wire, and the cables ot the second layer being Wrapped spiralty about the cables ot the first layer in a direction opposite to the spiral winding oit the cables comprising said tirst layer.

In testimony whereof alii): my signature in presence et two witnesses.

GHOR GE J. M OOR E. lVitnesses:

DAVID C. Moons, Umfssns l. lViLLsoN. 

